Lot no. 91
91. A Meissen circular dish from the Swan Service, circa 1738-9
Of the second size, modelled by J.J. Kaendler in low relief with swans swimming among bulrushes and a crane to the left with another in flight overhead, all on a shell-moulded ground, the rim painted with the arms of Brühl/Kolowrat-Krakowska, three flower sprigs and further scattered blooms, the rim with a gilt border, 30cm, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, impressed (unidentified) Dreher's mark + within a circle (gilt rim retouched)
Circular dishes in five different sizes were produced from 1738: in June and July 1738, Johann Elias Grund finished 81 dishes of the second size, and Johann Martin Kittel produced 21 of the same size (U. Pietsch (ed.), Schwanenservice, 2000, p. 158).
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Tableware, goldsmithing
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